English
ferretto
Ferretto comes from Italian ferro ‘iron’, and goes back to Old Latin *fersom.
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCE*fersomreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEferrum‘iron’
- Italianc. 1300–presentferro‘iron’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentferretto di Spagnadiminutive of ferro
- Englishtodayferretto
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCE*fersomreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEferrum‘iron’
- Italianc. 1300–presentferro‘iron’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentferretto di Spagnadiminutive of ferro
- Englishtodayferretto
Linked words
through Latin ferrum ‘iron’
ferrous, farrier, ferruginous, ferrite, ferric, ferritin, 8 more
Today it means
noun copper sulphide, used to colour glass.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Latin *fersom / ferretto